Scott Walker
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Scott Walker
@rstwalker
CCO at @a16z (Andreessen Horowitz) See disclosures: https://t.co/P8ac2tBL5H
There is *so* much to write about the insane visual design and brand choices that a16z has made over the last few years. But perhaps the most telling one is that in a blog post extolling the importance of America for their new $15b funds, they chose an image of Mount Everest.
We’re thrilled to announce a groundbreaking, multi-year partnership with Andreessen Horowitz (@a16z), one of the world’s most influential venture capital firms. As a16z’s first-ever Technology Acceleration Partner for Governments, Booz Allen will bring our mission expertise and tech industry leadership to a16z’s world-class portfolio of 1,000+ top tech companies. Through this partnership, Booz Allen will accelerate how we co-create, scale, and deploy highly differentiated commercial tech into critical U.S. missions—strengthening America’s security, technological supremacy, and prosperity like never before. Let’s go: boozallen.co/3Z8yhRG
“a16z is betting that it can help make that future bigger and better than it would otherwise be, sooner, through policy and platform and power, and help its portfolio companies win in the process.” “Based on my conversations with a16z’s founders, this bet seems to be paying off today, and it is an unbelievably asymmetric one. Each win can pay for a lot of capabilities. The machine compounds. The most interesting bet it’s making, in my opinion, in light of the first two, is the one that seems most obvious, when you put it like I’m about to put it: That a VC firm can, like nearly every other type of company in the universe, get better with scale.” Read more from Packy McCormick: notboring.co/p/a16z-the-pow… Not an offer or solicitation. None of the information herein should be taken as investment advice; Some of the companies mentioned are portfolio companies of a16z. Please see a16z.com/disclosures/ for more information. A list of investments made by a16z is available at a16z.com/portfolio.
.@DavidGeorge83 leads @a16z Growth, which has backed some of the most successful technology companies including Stripe, SpaceX, Waymo, Databricks, Figma, OpenAI, and Cursor. This conversation is a detailed look at how David built and runs the growth business. He shares how they win the most competitive deals, the principles behind its culture, and the framework he uses to evaluate companies. We discuss how a16z is investing across the AI stack -- from model providers to applications -- and why this platform shift creates a real window for startups to displace incumbents. Throughout the episode, David shares the models that guide his investing: why markets misprice consistent growth, what makes "pull" businesses so powerful, and why he likes to back a certain kind of founder he calls the "technical terminator." It’s fun to talk with students of the game, and David is certainly one of them. He's spent his career studying great companies, markets, and founders, and you can feel that depth in how clearly he connects patterns across cycles. Enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 6:54 Enterprise AI 10:23 Lessons from Waymo 16:17 Technical Terminators 22:34 The "Glengarry Glen Ross" Rule 31:23 Winning Competitive Deals 42:24 The "Yankees" Mindset 46:13 Decision Making 51:12 Model Busters 53:42 Push vs. Pull Markets 1:10:23 How Startups Beat Incumbents 1:13:38 The Kindest Thing
Does crypto need better critics? 🧐 In the second episode of our new show DEX in the City, hosts @TuongvyLe12, @kkirkbos & Jessi Brooks discuss: ⚔️ The state of crypto policy discussions on X amid Amanda Fischer fight. 🚀 The return of ICOs ⚖️ The legal uncertainties surrounding prediction markets Timestamps: 🚀 00:00 Introduction ⚔️ 2:00 CT v. Amanda Fischer 💥 13:41 The return of ICOs 🧱 21:34 How the SEC botched crypto and lost oversight to the CFTC 🤔 26:43 Are prediction markets gambling? 📈 41:04 Crypto market sentiment heading into the holidays
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